![]() ![]() However, Australia’s Human Services minister, Alan Tudge, said on Tuesday as he announced investigations into the breach that had led to the alleged availability of the data online that it had only affected a small number of people and that it was the work of “traditional” criminals rather than “sophisticated hackers”, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Australians’ Medicare details for sale onlineĭetails of Australians’ Medicare card details are available for sale on the dark web for about A$30 per record, according to Guardian Australia. Jack Chappell, an 18-year-old student from Heaton Moor, Manchester, was charged with “impairing the operation of computers under the Computer Misuse Act, plus encouraging or assisting an offence and money-laundering crime proceeds together with an American national”, said West Midlands police.Ĭhappell was charged as a result of an investigation that was helped by Israeli police, the FBI and Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre, reported the BBC.Ĭhappell allegedly created malware that was installed on devices around the world, said Bleeping Computer, which he then used to create a DDoS botnet that he rented out to paying customers who wanted to mount attacks on other websites. Student charged over DDoS botnetsĪ teenager has been charged with supplying software that was used to attack the websites of big multinational companies including NatWest bank, Amazon and Vodafone. Li, an activist, wrote on Weibo, China’s dominant microblogging site that the move “violates the rights of sexual minorities to express their sexual preference”. The crackdown also bans LGBT content, saying that the display of “abnormal sexual behaviours” is prohibited, a move that was condemned by the LGBT community. Under the guidance, content should “sing the motherland, eulogise heroes, celebrate our times in song, and lead the people to hold the correct historical, ethnic, national and cultural view”. ![]() New rules announced on Friday crack down on online content and saying that at least three “auditors” will have to check all dramas, documentaries and animations posted online to ensure that they comply with “core socialist values”. ![]() Reuters reported on Tuesday that Chinese regulators have been closing down celebrity gossip sites, restricting what video can be posted and suspending online streaming, saying the restrictions are because of “inappropriate content”. The move comes as concern rises about the widespread crackdown on online content in China. VPN providers have to be registered in China and escrow their keys, although a number of services and their apps have ignored the rule. There were also claims that another popular VPN, SuperVPN, wasn’t working, either. GreenVPN told its users that it would be closing down its service in China as of last weekend “after receiving a notice from regulatory departments”, while China Digital Times reported that other VPNs including Netfits, VPN Master Pro, Ponhon, Snap VPN and SkyX were among others that had disappeared from local app stores in recent months. Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news China cracks down on VPNsĬhina has tightened its grip on the “Great Firewall” by shutting down a popular VPN app used by locals and visitors alike. ![]()
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